North East has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Mercyhurst Prep Lakers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Monday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but North East had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Seneca.
North East got a good showing from Jackson Humes, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Jerek Turlij and Tommy Owens did some serious damage despite the final result: Turlij went 2-for-4 with a home run and a double, while Owens scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Braydon Cornman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Mercyhurst Prep can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest last Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Seneca a 12-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Mercyhurst Prep considering their one-run performance the match before.
Not much got past Noah Trojanowski, who gave up just three hits to keep Seneca off the board. Trojanowski has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Noah Reigel was incredible, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4. Zack Kruszewski was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
North East has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season. As for Mercyhurst Prep, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-2.
North East might still be hurting after the 8-1 loss they got from Mercyhurst Prep in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Trojanowski, who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Now that North East knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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